Awesome
Awesome is a science fiction action video game released by Psygnosis for the Amiga and Atari ST in 1990. It features a variety of gameplay styles, from overhead shooting to Asteroids-esque sequences, and a…
Awesome is an arcade developed by Reflections Interactive, released 31 March 1990 on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and FM Towns.
What Awesome is
Awesome is an arcade game developed by Reflections Interactive and released in 1990. It was published by Fujitsu. It is available on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and FM Towns.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Awesome is a science fiction action video game released by Psygnosis for the Amiga and Atari ST in 1990. It features a variety of gameplay styles, from overhead shooting to Asteroids-esque sequences, and a pre-rendered ray-traced intro sequence. The antagonist of the game is John Winner. Scenes and music from the game were featured in Psygnosis's later game Lemmings as in-jokes, in a Taxing rated level called "What an AWESOME level". The theme music for Awesome was composed by Tim Wright. The box art for Awesome was painted by science fiction artist John Harris.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Awesome launched on 31 March 1990, within three weeks of Target Earth and Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi.
Released around the same time: Target Earth, Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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